3 months later...
"you sure your brother is cool with me tagging along? I mean last time he wasn't too pleased to see me" Zion asked as we rode the elevator up
"yeah I'm sure, and forgive him for that. if you walked into your living room to see a random dude on your couch with no knowledge of your little brother being home you'd probably react the same way"
"true"
The elevator doors opened and we began to walk down the hall to the apartment. I took out my keys and unlocked the door then walked in. The lights were off and there was no sound. I guess he's not home.
"home sweet home" I whispered as I set my luggage by the door
After a long semester, it's finally winter break. India invited me out to LA to some fashion show she's gonna be in. It took a lot of convincing but I finally convinced my "dads" to let me go. Tahj is coming along though and Zion—which also took some convincing. We leave tomorrow and will be back in a two weeks. Zion will then leave the week after so he could spend a week with his family.
"well since it looks like no one's home, we should start off break by christening said sweet home" Zion said before lifting me up and wrapping his arms around
"I—"
"not gonna happen horny teens" The sound of a very bitter man said
"big brother!" I sarcastically cheered as Zion let me down
"I'm gonna go pick up some shit for tomorrow, don't fuck on my furniture" He said as he made his way over to the front door
"can't make you any promises, this one is...wild" Zion said with a smirk
"so put a leash on him. what y'all want for dinner?" He asked halfway through the door
"anything is fine...just no Chinese. we had that last night"
"Mexican it is" He said then left closing the door behind him
"now it's just us" Zion said not a second after the door shut
Just as he said that the door swung back open and Tahj stuck his head inside.
"by the way your dad said hi" He said then finally left
"your dad?" Zion asked "I though your parents were dead?"
"he's referring to his ex. they both act like they're my dads, everything I do must be run by them first so I started to call them my dads"
"I'm tired, can we just chill please? watch some Originals" I shrugged as I dropped onto the couch
"whatever you want baby, I should probably save my stamina for LA anyways...not that I need to" He smirked
I rolled my eyes and chuckled at his humor. For once in my life I've experienced an actual relationship, a peaceful one at that. We've been going 3 months strong which is almost the same amount of time my previous one lasted, but this one is drama free.
Zion is really a perfect boyfriend if you ask me. Sometimes it makes me nervous, after all if something seems too perfect then it's probably not. He does have his flaws though, like being overprotective at times, but it's nothing out of the ordinary. We rarely fight, more like argue and it's over petty stuff like grammar correction and stuff.
Aside from Zion my relationship with Jaden has grown as well. At first it was weird not having Cairo around but Jaden made up for it. I wouldn't say we're best friends, but he's the only friend I have on campus so it's close enough.
Cairo and I haven't spoken since he moved out. I've seen him on campus a couple of times but we never stopped to talk. Just recently we started making eye contact and giving the occasional head nod, and this week we even said hi. I don't think I'll ever be able to be close with him after what happened, but I'm okay with us being on good terms.
Having the room all to myself has been great, but I was told when we come back from break I'll be getting a new roommate. I just hope this is a boring person, because I've been enjoying my boring typical and cliché life for the most part.
"lemme go wash my hands and make some popcorn, I'll be right back" He said before giving me a kiss on the lips and getting up
I kicked off my shoes and got comfortable in the couch. As I was waiting for Netflix to load and Zion to get back I heard a knock on the door. I was confused and slightly scared because we never have visitors...ever. If it were Tahj he'd just open the door or text me to open it.
I stood up and slowly walked to the front of the door. I picked up the baseball bat Tahj kept there for emergencies and looked through the peephole. I could barely see anything through it though, I hate that shit.
"who's it?" I asked totally giving up that I was here
"your neighbor" I heard
I calmed down a bit but still grasped the bat in my hand. I put the chain on the door then opened it as much as it could go with the chain on.
"yes?" I asked
"the mailman must've mixed up and added your mail to mine. you'd think they'd be careful with people's mail, especially important ones" He said before sticking in three envelopes through the thin opening
I looked down at it and took it from him. As he walked away I noticed that one was open but before I could question it he went inside and closed his door.
I backed up and shut the door and removed the chain. As I went to go sit back down I looked through the mail. Two were Tahj's and the one that was opened was mine. It had come from Howard. Why would he open a letter with my name on it and from my school?
I was about to take the letter out and read it but then Zion walked back in with a big bowl.
"you guys don't have popcorn, so I got the second best thing" He said before setting the bowl of Cheese Puffs on the center table
"chill...my brother's gonna kill us, those are his favorite and he don't play"
"ehh you only live once" He said before popping a puff into his mouth "who was that?"
"a neighbor. came to drop off mail that accidentally ended up in his mailbox so he says"
"so he says? what makes you say that?" He asked
"well one of my letter's is open, and when I asked him about it he had already closed his door and locked it"
"what's in the letter?"
"I dunno, I'm about to see right now. all I know is that it's from Howard" I said before pulling the letter out of the envelope
I unfolded the letter and began to read it. It turned out to just be a newsletter they send out. Why would he open that? Maybe I'm just being paranoid...
"okay well anyways start up the show" He said getting up to close the shades
I ripped up the letter and did as he said. It's time for some chilling after the two finals I went through this morning.
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July 4th, 2017
"I want to see him" I said once the door opened
"Happy independence day to you too" Dylan said sarcastically as he walked in
"I want to see Dillon...now!" I said as I struggled to stand up
I've been slowly learning to stand up but after two or three steps I end up losing control and collapsing. Dylan said he'd get me a physical therapist but then he'd have to kill him after so I declined. I'll just learn on my own.
"sorry, no can do"
"why? because he's dead right?" I asked
"Adonis you can believe whatever you want, but he is very much alive. I have no reason to kill him, but I also can't let him go as of yet. you see he's the only reason you stay in check and you're the only reason he does. I need the both of you, so therefore I wouldn't kill him"
"or you just need me to believe he's still alive so I don't try and run away" I challenged
"run away?" He began to laugh "you can barely crawl. you want proof of life?"
He pulled out his phone and unlocked it. After a lot of swiping and clicking things he turned the screen to me to show me camera footage. It was a room just like mine with a camera in the corner. Someone sat on the corner of the floor mattress balled up. I couldn't really make out his face but the body sure did look like Dillon.
"just like you he's been stubborn when it comes to eating. I won't kill him, I have no reason to...but if he doesn't eat he'll die of starvation" He said as he put his phone back in his pocket
"let me see him, I can—I can convince him to eat"
"nice try. you guys are separated for a reason. anyways I brought you some stuff, to keep you entertained" He said before taking off his backpack
He unzipped it and dumped some stuff on the bed. There were 3 books, some magazines, and some word searches.
"knock yourself out" He said before turning to leave
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December 18th, 2018
8:34pm
"have you talked to your friend?" Tahj asked while chewing his food
He does it on purpose because I mentioned to him I hated when people do it, and ever since he always finds something to say while eating.
"no. she's at work but she'll call me later"
I stood up and went over to the sink to wash my plate. Zion had finished his food like 5 minutes ago and decided to go take a shower in the meantime.
"I'm surprised Clarebear isn't coming" I said with a smile
"who said he wasn't?"
"and Emerson knows this?"
"that's none of his business..."
"woah woah woah, so I had to ask permission to bring Zion along, but you can bring your boyfriend without having to answer to anyone? that's so not right"
"nigga I'm a grown ass man. do you forget that you're the one on the run and not me? I already had plans to get far away from there and start fresh, and then you arrived and got put in my hands. I don't answer to him because he doesn't own me, but he's helping you so his rules is what you gotta follow. that's how it works"
"you're just as much on the run as me, if not worse. Dylan needs you more than he needs me, he needs you to keep Emerson in check for whatever he got planned. not only that but he likes you and for some reason I don't think he's willing to share you with anyone else"
"between you and me, gosh I would let him fuck the shit out of me. underneath all that crazy, that nigga is packing and he's fine as shit. why the evil ones gotta be so damn sexy"
"you got issues" I laughed
"no you got issues for not agreeing with me. come on now, if he weren't crazy you're telling me that you wouldn't find him the least bit attractive?"
"I mean yeah he's good looking but I just—after all I've been through because of him and Casey there's no redemption for that. I can't picture a good Dylan, but if there were then I don't see why not"
"ehh nah I would still let him smash" He chuckled
"serious issues. anyways I'm gonna go pack" I said before drying my hands
I went to my bedroom and pulled out a suitcase from the closet. The things I brought from school were mainly winter clothes so they wouldn't be useful in LA. I hope I don't get sick from the dramatic weather change.
As I was packing my stuff in my suitcase I found a little box Damien had given me when I was found. I threw it in the suitcase but never opened it. He said it was something that he wanted me to have regardless of our status. I had totally forgotten about it but now seeing it again I began to wonder.
I tore open the wrapping paper and opened the box to find the bracelet he had given me on my graduation night. Still engraved on it was 'Property of Damien Russell'. His matching one had 'Property of Adonis Love' engraved on it.
I covered the box back up and shoved it back into the suitcase under all my clothes. I'll be damned if I consider myself property of anyone, especially him. I have a new person in my life anyways, and out of respect I won't be caught wearing anything from my previous relationship, no matter how much I like it.
I stood up to get my towel and get ready to take a shower, and on cue Zion came back into the room. His body was still wet but it was a beautiful sight indeed.
"you good?" He asked
"I mean I got you, so why wouldn't I be?" I smiled
"taking a page from my book of cheesiness I see"
"what can I say, I learned from the best" I shrugged
"come here and gimme a kiss"
"no"
"fine, then I'll take it" He said before dropping his towel which distracted me enough for him to walk over to me and lift me in the air
"you make me happy" He said staring into my eyes
"and so do you"
"always and forever?"
"always and forever"
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